Public health nurses fostering self‐help health promotion groups for older people

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yayoi Hada ◽  
Hisako Izumi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Older People ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Self Help

Exploring Perceived Enablers and Barriers to Social Marketing Use in Public Health Nursing

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
Kristin Knibbs ◽  
Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Group Process ◽  
System Level ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Health Managers

Public health managers' perceptions of enablers and barriers to social marketing use among public health nurses were examined. Employing qualitative, action research methods, this study incorporated focus groups using nominal group process and group discussion. Eleven public health managers from large urban, small urban, and rural Canadian public health departments participated. Content analysis was conducted on the focus group transcripts, and trustworthiness was strengthened through independent review by participants and subject experts. Several enablers to social marketing use were identified in the areas of educational preparation of nurses and the nature of public health nursing practice. The majority of barriers to social marketing use related to human and financial resources at the system level. In addition, we identified as imperative that managers at those levels responsible for budgetary planning understand the principles of social marketing more fully if they are to be expected to support its use. Social marketing has the potential to positively influence the health behavior of populations. However, if public health nurses and other health-promotion professions are to incorporate this health-promotion strategy more effectively into their practice, issues related to its use must be addressed.

Counseling Hypertensive Patients: An Observational Study of 21 Public Health Nurses

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Drevenhorn ◽  
Anders Håkansson ◽  
Kerstin Petersson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Nonpharmacological Treatment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Health Care Centers

This study observed the public health nurse's and the patient's activity level during blood pressure measurement and the kind of nonpharmacological treatment that was given. Using the Nurse Practitioner Rating Form, three structured observations were made of 21 public health nurses at their offices at health care centers. The nurses were randomly selected from 22 health care centers in Southern Sweden. The public health nurses used nonpharmacological treatment at 18 out of 63 visits, mainly diet and physical activity. The nonpharmacological conversation had a psychosocial aspect at 15 observations. During the visits, most of the facts and advice concerned somatic aspects of health promotion. Almost all patients were asked about their medication. At more than half of the observations, the nurses and the patients met at the same medium or high communication level. The nurses need training and information about nonpharmacological treatment to practice health promotion in hypertension care.

scholarly journals Health promotion and disease prevention of people aged 60 year or older

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Jackytė
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
The World ◽  
Cooking Classes

Abstract The number of people aged 60 years or older is increasing over the world. According to the World Health Organization, keeping the health and functional independence of older people is one of the major challenges facing the European region. Older people in Lithuania are not linked to take care of their health. As a result, most of the people aged 65 years or older have a poor health. In 2018, 51.6 % of people aged 65 or older had limited knowledge of health literacy in health promotion. In order to change health-related behavior, Kaunas city municipality Public health bureau started to run a healthy ageing project. The project started in September 2018 and finished in December 2020. The aim of the project was to improve the health literacy level of Kaunas city citizens aged 60 years or older and to form positive changes in their health behaviour by implementing public health promotion program in Kaunas city. Different evidence-based physical activities were organized during the project: taichi, line dancing, aquatic exercise, functional training, and physiotherapy exercise. 888 residents aged over 60 years participated in 816 project activities. Healthy cooking classes with professional chefs were also organized for older people. As a result, 120 elderly people gained knowledge and skills in property nutrition during 40 healthy cooking classes. To improve older people's mental health, psycho-emotional activities such as mindfulness-awareness and brainstorming sessions were organized. A total of 314 older people participated in the 37 trainings of improving the psycho-emotional state. Women were more likely to participate in health promotion activities. In order to attract more men, collaboration and involvement of local communities was outgoing. Key messages Empowering older people to make healthy choices can help to prolong the autonomy of older people and thus bring significant economic and social benefits. Collaboration and involvement of local communities can bring relevant effect for public health in building complex strategy of healthy aging.

The role of public health nurses in risk factor modification within a high-risk cardiovascular disease population in Ireland – a qualitative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 584-592
Author(s):  
Sheila Heery ◽  
Irene Gibson ◽  
Denise Dunne ◽  
Gerard Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor ◽  
Risk Factor Management ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines

Background/aims: Health promotion for cardiovascular disease risk factors management is essential to secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events. In Ireland, post-cardiac rehabilitation patients are discharged into the care of community public health nurses, who have a health promotion role. Little is known of the public health nurses’ perceptions or knowledge surrounding their role in cardiovascular disease risk factor management. Underpinned by a constructivist viewpoint, this study aims to generate empirical evidence on the phenomenon directly from public health nurses’ encounters within the context of the current health service. Methods: This qualitative cross-sectional analysis involved face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with a purposeful sample of 17 public health nurses. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, subjected to thematic content analysis and subsequently reported incorporating verbatim quotes. Results: A significant gap exists between evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention and current practices. Variations in public health nurses’ training, experience and knowledge result in inconsistent practices, and public health nurses feel this is specialised area for which they are not equipped. The changing public health nurse role and increasing workloads result in prioritisation of other nursing duties over health promotion. Ineffective systems for care delivery and a lack of community-based rehabilitation programmes also negatively impact on secondary prevention practices. Conclusions: Findings support the need to develop a community cardiovascular disease specialist role to effectively support ongoing cardiovascular disease risk factor management. Evaluation of the mechanisms of current service delivery is required to ensure a quality-assured equitable service, in line with community needs and current evidence-based guidelines for practice. A quantitative triangulation study is recommended.

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